Although Elizabeth was not along on the trip, her parents visited the USA in 1939. The meeting between her father and FDR was historic — King George VI had been king for only a little more than two years, and no reigning British monarch had ever set foot on American soil, not even in colonial times. Here's a picture of King George VI and FDR from that visit.Although Elizabeth was not along on the trip, her parents visited the USA in 1939. The meeting between her father and FDR was historic — King George VI had been king for only a little more than two years, and no reigning British monarch had ever set foot on American soil, not even in colonial times. Here's a picture of King George VI and FDR from that visit.
Although Elizabeth was not along on the trip, her parents visited the USA in 1939. The meeting between her father and FDR was historic — King George VI had been king for only a little more than two years, and no reigning British monarch had ever set foot on American soil, not even in colonial times. Here's a picture of King George VI and FDR from that visit.